A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.